Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MECKLENBURG soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MECKLENBURG, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to MECKLENBURG were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Click the image to view it full size.

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
13678P049378NC025002Mecklenburg7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.4167671,-80.5831299
136S93AL-123-393AL123003-pgmMecklenburg3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.8422222,-85.685
13697P006396NC081002Mecklenburg7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.0686111,-79.7441635

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MECKLENBURG soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Click the image to view it full size.



Click the image to view it full size.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the MECKLENBURG series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

Click the image to view it full size.

Select annual climate data summaries for the MECKLENBURG series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

Click the image to view it full size.

Geomorphic description summaries for the MECKLENBURG series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MECKLENBURG share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

Click the image to view it full size.

Select annual climate data summaries for the MECKLENBURG series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

Click the image to view it full size.

Geomorphic description summaries for the MECKLENBURG series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

Click the image to view it full size.

Click the image to view it full size.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MECKLENBURG, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database .

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

  1. SC-2012-03-14-15 | Cherokee County - July 1962

    Relation of soils to landscape and underlying material in the Wilkes-Lloyd soil association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, SC; 1962).

  2. SC-2012-03-14-37 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 4 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

  3. SC-2012-03-14-38 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 7 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing MECKLENBURG as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Mecklenburg clay loam, severely eroded, slopingMeC378612276243r2al01719571:20000
Iredell-Mecklenburg association, undulatingIMB1284512278743rwal02719711:20000
Mecklenburg association, rollingMRR939812280443sfal02919741:24000
Mecklenburg gravelly loam, 6 to 15 percent slopesMxD28892189573121mnmal03720061:24000
Mecklenburg silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes27830330209c2lxal08119791:20000
Mecklenburg gravelly loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMxD2701014764331lkbwal12320051:24000
Mecklenburg gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMwB2657014764341lkbxal12320051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMqC225012627847dhga09719601:15840
Wynott-Mecklenburg-Wilkes complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesWmD32016723661t479ga12120071:12000
Urban land-Wynott-Mecklenburg-Wilkes complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesUwD13516540451sj59ga12120071:12000
Mecklenburg-Crawfordville complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesMbD691525804882qfldga13320111:24000
Mecklenburg-Prosperity-Helena complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately erodedMcE2208625804892qflfga13320111:24000
Mecklenburg-Sedgefield complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB2108525804902qflgga13320111:24000
Mecklenburg-Wynott complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMkD297825804912qflhga13320111:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC2370126964483mga15919971:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB570126963483lga15919971:24000
Wynott-Winnsboro-Mecklenburg complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyWoD37522005762cvwbga20720071:24000
Mecklenburg-Poindexter complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMpD221401426394sf8ga21119981:24000
Mecklenburg-Poindexter complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately erodedMpE28851426404sf9ga21119981:24000
Mecklenburg-Cecil complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB6001426374sf6ga21119981:24000
Mecklenburg-Cecil complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedMkC23251426384sf7ga21119981:24000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB423512489645yxga22119841:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC411012489745yyga22119841:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesMeD187512489845yzga22119841:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMkB30324894bx2gga24519791:15840
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesMrE102512528446cfga60519671:15840
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMnC2652312573746v1ga63619751:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMkB344912573646v0ga63619751:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedMnD2319712573846v2ga63619751:20000
Mecklenburg-Wynott complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMwD2265526390742rj3xga63920121:24000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMkB7075127098487yga64519951:12000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMnC263351271014881ga64519951:12000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMkC4435127099487zga64519951:12000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes, erodedMnE242651271024882ga64519951:12000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopesMkE26451271004880ga64519951:12000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesMeB116381116533r5qnc02519831:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMeD46551116543r5rnc02519831:24000
Mecklenburg-Urban land complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesMkB30651116553r5snc02519831:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesMeB36591121703rqdnc05719851:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMeD20001121723rqgnc05719851:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMkB281724237412mc36nc05719851:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMkD229224237422mc37nc05719851:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMrB2102624325812mn9cnc05919881:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMrC248824325822mn9dnc05919881:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMuC11151123343rwpnc06319711:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMuB9561123333rwnnc06319711:15840
Mecklenburg loam, dark surface, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB2041124413s04nc06719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, dark surface, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC10824337462mphync06719701:15840
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMhB22186924330312mnrwnc08119751:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedMhC21240824330322mnrxnc08119751:20000
Mecklenburg-Urban land complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesMuB116971128573sfknc08119751:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeD2142824243782mcrrnc09720111:12000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB279224243762mcrpnc09720111:12000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesMeB159001136793t92nc11919771:24000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMeD50731136803t93nc11919771:24000
Mecklenburg-Urban land complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesMkB42391136813t94nc11919771:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB185624393092mw9dnc14519871:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC66624393082mw9cnc14519871:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB2130771174543y6vnc15119981:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeC264181174553y6wnc15119981:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMaC42431174523y6snc15119981:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMaD21561174533y6tnc15119981:24000
Mecklenburg-Urban land complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesMkC5891174563y6xnc15119981:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMkB212924305362ml5dnc15719831:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB21184924225742m9wknc15919961:24000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeC2454424225752m9wlnc15919961:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 8 percent slopesMbB20031149923vnfnc15919961:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMbC6811149933vngnc15919961:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB282524402382mx8cnc17919911:24000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB12332115501617rwlsc00119761:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC10361115501717rwmsc00119761:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesMeD4314115501817rwnsc00119761:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedMkE38271321334fhcsc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedMkC35651321314fh9sc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedMkD35591321324fhbsc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMnE5511321364fhgsc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedMnD24881321354fhfsc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedMnB24201321344fhdsc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedMkB32521321304fh8sc02119601:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMkC299151321984fkgsc02319771:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB88351321974fkfsc02319771:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB8501298724c4fsc03719781:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC4101298734c4gsc03719781:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMkC273601299234c62sc03919771:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB17651299224c61sc03919771:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB122971300684cbrsc04719731:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC50271300694cbssc04719731:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedMcB28731303114cllsc05719671:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMcC25201303124clmsc05719671:20000
Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedMcD24631303134clnsc05719671:20000
Mecklenburg clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedMkC34221303144clpsc05719671:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMkB15751303894cp3sc05919701:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMkC5751303904cp4sc05919701:20000
Mecklenburg silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC22241305284ctlsc06319721:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMeB43371307174d0psc06519731:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMeC19181307184d0qsc06519731:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded41C253214592871kzhssc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB2475639413pgc7sc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeC2299639414pgc8sc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, moderately eroded41B219814592881kzhtsc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMcB175639412pgc6sc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded41D211814592861kzhrsc07120051:24000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes40B11714592891kzhvsc07120051:24000
Efland silty clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedEkC310901311774dhjsc08119601:20000
Efland silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedEkB36281311764dhhsc08119601:20000
Efland silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, erodedEfD21691311754dhgsc08119601:20000
Mecklenburg sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB270326788082r2thsc08319651:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMkC20041314944dtrsc08719701:20000
Mecklenburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMkB14201314934dtqsc08719701:20000
Mecklenburg-Wynott complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedMeB2895925138522lq2ksc09120131:15840
Mecklenburg-Wynott complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedMkC3357425138542lq2tsc09120131:15840
Wynott-Mecklenburg complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedWmD2132525138762lq4ssc09120131:15840
Mecklenburg-Wynott complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedMkB3129225138532lq2qsc09120131:15840
Mecklenburg-Poindexter complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes15C185211182533z1mva01119931:15840
Mecklenburg-Poindexter complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes15D71321182553z1pva01119931:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes14B41321182333z0zva01119931:15840
Mecklenburg-Poindexter complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes15B6531182513z1kva01119931:15840
Mecklenburg loam, loamy subsoil variant, 10 to 25 percent slopesMlE6091187663zl5va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, loamy subsoil variant, 6 to 10 percent slopesMlC5851187653zl4va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedMkC25621187633zl2va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedMkB23761187623zl1va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, loamy subsoil variant, 10 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedMlE33621187673zl6va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, loamy subsoil variant, 2 to 6 percent slopesMlB3591187643zl3va03719701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes25B43115874251q8v8va04920051:24000
Mecklenburg loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes25C23115874261q8v9va04920051:24000
Mecklenburg-Enon loams, 2 to 7 percent slopes, erodedMuB2512119393407dva10919721:15840
Mecklenburg-Enon loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes, erodedMuC2225119394407fva10919721:15840
Mecklenburg-Enon clay loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedMvC3149119395407gva10919721:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 15 to 20 percent slopes, eroded16D22870119455409dva11119791:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded16B22587119453409bva11119791:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded16C21795119454409cva11119791:20000
Iredell-Mecklenburg loams, undulating phasesIa32012189942v7va13519561:20000
Iredell-Mecklenburg loams, eroded rolling phasesIc19012190142v9va13519561:20000
Iredell-Mecklenburg loams, rolling phasesIb18112190042v8va13519561:20000
Mecklenburg loam, undulating and rolling phasesMk3721202824152va14719501:20000
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedMkC2117112054441fjva17919701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedMkB271212054341fhva17919701:15840
Mecklenburg clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedMlC340812054541fkva17919701:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedMzC2281312074541n0va63119731:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedMzB2106512074441mzva63119731:15840
Mecklenburg loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedMzE259612074641n1va63119731:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MECKLENBURG soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry .